Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-03

/; rapidly and that the track would be laid
to Fort Benton inside Of forty days. Mr.
/ Hill left the end of the track Wednesday
| morning and had his plans arranged to be
| at Fort Assinaboine Thursday evening. So
it is only two days triples than $50
miles from the.end of the track to Assina
boine. IF you Benton people wish to do
SO, remarked the colonel, '.you can step
aboard a Manitoba train after breakfast
and eat your Thanksgiving einner in Hell
ena. You may consider this aninyitatien,
il you wish: rates as usual at all the ha-
tells
WHAT THE RAILROAD WILL DO.
1sWiat will be the effect of the compile
ton of the railroad through this sections"
inquired the scrihe. '.'The effect will be
marvellous; greater than some of us ever
dreamed of. 1t win in reality mark the
beginning .6f the development of the re-
sources of this portion of Montana. The
railroad will help Fort Benton and will
| make this a good town. So far as | am
concerned, [ want to see the relations be-
tween this town and the Manitoba man
agement as pleasan: as possible and
have every reason tn think that they will
be. Mr.. Hills general policy in that re-
gard is as liberal as can be; he believes in
building up towns along the lines of his
system and not in tearing them down.
Any reasonable request on the part of your
citizens will receive proper consideration
at his hands,
THE MANITOBA RAILROAD.
Major Maginnis recently made trip
over the Manitoba from ST. Paul to Little
Muddy The western exter sion, he says,
from Grand Forks to the Missouri river,
passes through All excellent country the
entire distance; through region which in
a few years will be thickly settled. It is
rich soil and covered with luxuriant
growth OF grass, fully as capable of main
tanning dense population as Minnesota
or southern Dakota, and settlers are already
taking up the land rapidly. At the fifth
station west Of Minot the major stood
upon the car platform and counted nine
settlers ''shacks" on one side and seven
on the other. From the Little Muddy,
following the general course of the Mis-
souri, to Milk river, thence up that valley
tains, is all productive country and the
best agricultural and stock region in Mon.
tana. For its entire distance the western
extension of the Manitoba passes through
a rich productive country, which. follow
ing the opening Of the reservation, will
soon contain a large population. As re-
CARDS the excellency of its local and trihu
tary country, from end to end, no other
/ transcontinental railroad can compare
| with the Manitoba.
! INTERVIEWS WITH MIR. HILL.
| Leading citizens called in body on Mr..
Hill to welcome him to the city, and speak
| on local interests connected with the coal
| supply, the depot and the stockyards.
In reply. Dir. Hill spoke very frankly
and agreeably. He said that he would in
sure the city an abundant supply of cheap
coal from the Sand Coulee rea zion. Asre-
| CARDS the depot he would be glad to meet
! the wishes of the people if no engineering
difficulties stood in the way. The deputa-
ton We're greatly pleased with their inter
| view. The stockmen also called upon
| Mr.. Hill and spoke in regard to the pro-
posed stoekyards. An informal talk ON
| the subject followed, and it was under
stood at the close that the stockyards will
| be in the reservation district.